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Story and photographs by Greg Aragon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After 45 minutes on the water, we wanted to explore beneath the waves. So when the boat docked, we walked a couple hundred yards to the world-famous Aquarium of the Pacific for another ocean adventure. It was a memorable and educational day in Long Beach, California. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our getaway began at Shoreline Village, a waterfront shopping\/dining\/recreation hub located in Long Beach’s gorgeous Rainbow Harbor. Here we booked a 45-minute harbor cruise (adults $20 and children $10) with Harbor Breeze Cruises (www.2seewhales.com<\/a>). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Harbor Breeze Cruises tour begins in Shoreline Village aboard the Kristina ship.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The harbor tour began aboard the Kristina, a two-deck boat that has obviously seen her share of ocean adventures. The vessel was parked next to the Christopher, another Harbor Breeze ship that is used for whale watching. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once we got out of Shoreline Village, the first thing we saw was the legendary Queen Mary ship. Launched  in 1936, in Southampton, England, the Queen Mary was at the time, the largest and most luxurious ocean liner ever built, and set a new standard in transatlantic travel. It was also a magnet for the rich and famous. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The historic Queen Mary and modern cruise ships are harbor tour highlights. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

During her time at sea, the Queen Mary also carried WWII troops and had a bounty put on her by Nazi Germany. After WWII, the ship was retrofitted and put back into civilian service until its last voyage in October 1967, which led her to her final docking station in Long Beach, where she has been since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next to the Queen Mary, we saw a giant Carnival cruise ship, and the world’s largest, free-span aluminum geodesic structure. The giant, white dome is 115 feet high and 400 feet wide and was designed and built to house Howard Hughes’ giant flying boat, the Spruce Goose. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Thums Islands are four artificial islands built in 1965 to capture oil off Long Beach coast.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Continuing our cruise, we passed the Thums Islands, a group of four artificial islands<\/a> off the coast of Long Beach<\/a> that were built in 1965 to tap into the East Wilmington <\/a>O<\/a>il Field<\/a>. Looking more like resorts or theme parks than oil facilities, the tiny islands were named THUMS after the companies that founded them: Texaco<\/a>, Humble<\/a>, Unocal<\/a>, Mobil<\/a>, and Shell<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other harbor cruise highlights included seeing dolphins and seals, the beautiful Long Beach skyline, Rainbow harbor\u2019s myriad yachts and fishing boats, and the city\u2019s rock jetty, which, at more than eight miles long, is the world\u2019s longest man-made breakwater. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the boat returned to dock, we walked a couple hundred yards to the Aquarium of the Pacific (www.aquariumofpacific.org<\/a>), one of the best public aquariums in the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Aquarium of the Pacific showcases more than 12,500 animals that live in and around the ocean.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Showcasing more than 12,500 animals, the Aquarium of the Pacific is built around three themed areas of the Pacific Ocean, the planet\u2019s largest and most diverse body of water. The aquarium\u2019s galleries represent the sunny Southern California and Baja region; the frigid waters of the North Pacific; and the colorful reefs and lagoons of the Tropical Pacific. Sprinkled around these main areas are numerous other fun and informative exhibits, including Shark Lagoon and Lorikeet Forest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The three-story Honda Blue Cavern features scuba divers feeding giant sea bass.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The first thing we saw when we entered the aquarium was a humongous, life-sized model of a blue whale  hanging from the ceiling. Below this our eyes were drawn to the nearly three-story tall Honda Blue Cavern. This giant aquarium within the aquarium, features giant sea bass swimming through kelp forests. At lunch time real scuba divers enter and feed the fish. One of the diver also gave kids a lesson on the fish and their underwater habitat and posed for pictures with the little ones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of my favorite outdoor exhibits is \u201cShark Lagoon,\u201d which features several species and sizes of sharks, along with large rays. A highlight here is that visitors can get up-close and even touchy-feely with some sharks and rays. Bamboo and epaulette<\/a> sharks glide around the three shallow touch pools, where guests can reach in and touch these gentle and graceful animals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other sharks are visible through a viewing window and guests can come nose-to-nose with zebra<\/a> and gray reef<\/a> sharks. Daily presentations and feedings in Shark Lagoon showcase the power and beauty of these remarkable predators. Various interactive displays highlight sharks\u2019 senses, sizes, teeth, and reproduction, as well as their importance in the ocean\u2019s food chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shark Lagoon lets visitors get an up close look at a variety of sharks. Photograph courtesy of Aquarium of the Pacific. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Near Shark Lagoon is Lorikeet Forest<\/a> aviary, a 5,400-square-foot outdoor aviary that takes visitors to the coastal lowlands of Australia where dozens of lively lorikeets fill the trees. Here, you can purchase a small cup of nectar, the lorikeets\u2019 favorite food, and feed the birds while walking through the exhibit. The 10-inch birds will land on your hand, arm, shoulder or even your head to get a sip of sweet nectar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Southern California Gallery there are over ten exhibits and more than three dozen species to be found. Highlights include the California two-spot octopus, leopard and horn sharks, California scorpion fish, a moray eel, California spiny lobsters, Catalina goby, and California\u2019s state marine fish\u2014the Garibaldi. Visitors will be able to get up close to these animals as they explore things such as underwater habitats off Catalina, and on oil rigs, which serve as artificial reefs located between the mainland near the Aquarium and Catalina Island. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jellyfish and octopus are showcased in a number of colorful exhibits.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Another highlight in the Southern California\/Baja Gallery is the 211,000-gallon Seals and Sea Lions Habitat is home to harbor seals<\/a> and California sea lions<\/a>. Shows<\/a> are held twice daily, where visitors can learn more about the animals and observe as they respond to trainer\u2019s cues. Visitors can also schedule an animal encounter<\/a> with a sea lion and participate in a feeding and training session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Southern California\/Baja Gallery is home to harbor seals and California sea lions.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Gulf of California<\/a> exhibit features some of the variety of one of the most biologically productive and diverse seas in the world. It includes unique species of butterfly fishes, and large silvery fish called Mexican lookdowns. Other things to see include California spiny lobsters and beautiful jellyfish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Northern Pacific Gallery represents the 800,000 square miles between Alaska, Siberia, the Bering Strait, and the Aleutian Islands and Bering Sea.The Bering Sea is home to over 450 species of fish and invertebrates, 50 bird species, and 25 species of marine mammals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This gallery features 16 exciting exhibits, including several species of sea jellies<\/a>, sea otters and the elusive giant Pacific octopus<\/a>. The largest species of octopus in the world, these intelligent and mysterious creatures grow to over 20 feet and can weigh more than 100 pounds. Puffins and diving birds are also found in the area. And in the Aquarium\u2019s new Pacific Visions wing, visitors can experience a state-of-the-art immersive theater, an art gallery, and a culmination gallery with interactives, game tables, and live animal exhibits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Aquarium of the Pacific is located at 100 Aquarium Way in Long Beach, CA. For more information call (562) 590-3109 or visit www.aquariumofpacific.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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